The purpose of this paper is to investigate the train seat dimensions suitable for keeping comfortable postures. We designed a special experimental seat of which the lengths and angles are adjustable separately. Seat dimensions keeping subjects comfortable were measured for the restricted posture and the extended posture. The differences of dimensions for the two postures and the body sizes of subjects were statistically analyzed. The correlation coefficients between seat dimensions and subjects' heights and weight were also calculated.
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